Recent content by DanOnTheRiver

There doesn't appear to be any thing attached and or, it might have fallen off. There's no water shooting out of it and doesn't seem to be any suction on the line. Maybe it was capped at one time, but right now it is bare.

I noticed for the first time, this plug hanging down from the cables that run from my 2019 Yamaha 40 HP engine. It is hallow and seems to be designed to plug into a female receptacle.

The plan is to place a few bags of moth balls throughout the boat. That and a .22 ! :-) maybe. Are there any problems with breathing the fumes. I do plan to air out the boat before crawling inside to take off the cover.

Any suggestions on how to prevent? My 18 foot boat is kept behind our house and there are lots of squirrels. We have had the boat for about 3 years and she is always covered. This is the first time we have had any damage or signs of critters on the boat. Any idea how much a new cushion is...

Any large service dealer should be able to provide you with a good answer. Please share it with us as other might also need it in an emergency and forget it is there. Same as water. Where I live, before every major storm ( we now name them in Florida) and hurricane, many people rush to the...

A bit to the south on the Hillsborough River. Only fresh water, but envious of your Manatees. Do you snorkel with them in the spring. They should be gathering.

We live to the north of Tampa, on the the Hillsborough River and the local water management people dropped it about 2 feet before the storm. The front of my pontoon boat was high and dry. Three days later, it's almost back to normal.

I think it's simply the shape of Florida along the West Coast. It seems that most major storms moving in the Gulf of Mexico head north and to hit Tampa, they would have to make a 90 degree turn to the east.

Just an FYI, from personal experience, a gas leak, in our case propane, can smell like a dead animal and not the so called sulfur/rotten egg smell that is generally thought. We had this occur and only figured it out that it was a leak and not a dead animal about 36 hours later. We were lucky...

We have been very lucky since I've lived in the Tampa area and so far, since 1976, just some tropical storms which really don't amount to much. I've always tried to be prepared though and with the pontoon boat re-thinking of the boat attachment points. The cleats just don't seem to be heavy...

Use a battery "conditioner" for best results. Trickle will not turn off as the batter cooks. Conditioner will monitor the battery and turn on when needed.

I left the mooring cover in place during the hurricane, but in Tampa, we were not hit with the worst of the weather. It was more to the south of us and I did not have a problem. Probably more luck that anything else. It seemed like an educated gamble.

Thanks for the information above. I know that the mooring cover should not be used when trailering the boat. What about during a hurricane? Probably the same applies?

yes.